Cuff-button



1. c. THROOP.

CUFF BUTTON.

APPLICATION FILED EB. 19, 1920.

1,371,1 31. Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

.ICT 770100,

www MA UNITED STATES JAMES CLIFFORD THROOP, OF COLUMBUS,

KANSAS.

GUET-BUTTON.

Application led February 19, 1920.

To all wiz-0711, fait may con cer/nA Be it known that l, JAMES, C.THnoor, a citizen of the United States, vresiding at Columbus, in thecounty of Cherokee and State of Kansas, have invented certain new anduseful `.improvements in Cuit-Buttons,- of which the following isspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing'.

rThis invention relates to improvements in cuff buttons, one object ofthe invention being the provision of a novel form of link cuff butt-on,in which the members are readil)v insertible and removablefrom the culi'without disturbing' or soiling? the same.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a novel shank andlocking arrangement for link cutf buttons, which permits of the easyinsertion and withdrawal of the cutl' button and at the same time,without in anv wav atfecting' the ornamental. appea rance or deiractingtherefrom.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a simple,durable and inexpensive link cuif button, which is thoroughl)v eiiicientand practical in use.

In the aeeompanyin' drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view of the complete button, dott-ed lineshowing;` position thereof in the cuff.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the female member of the button.

F 3 is a. plan view of the male member of the button.

Fig'. d is a cross section taken on line 'sl-1i of Fig. 2, with the twomembers assembled.

Referring' to the drawings,y the numeral 5 designates the female memberwhich carries the ornamental end portion 6, and the shank 7, said shankbeing' a hollow elongated memi ber having' the angular ends 8 and 9, theend S being' attached to the button. Formed through the wallintermediate of the ends of the shank is a notch l0, the purpose ofwhich will presently appear. The male member ll of the button includesthe ornamental end 12 with the shank 13, which is provided with thefixed guiding portion le, the resilient locking terminal l5, having theenlargement Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. s, niet.

Serial N0. 359,888.

16 intermediate of its end for engagement with the notch of the femalemember to lock the parts assembled.

It will be observed that the female member is of rectangular shape andthus provides a rectangular receiving socket with a notch in one wall ofsaid socket wherebf,7 the guiding portion and spring locking tongue areconfined in the rectangular tubular socket and prevented from turning',thus holding' the two parts in proper position in the cuii' while aproper locking engagement is made between the enlargement lo and thenotch 10.

From the foregoing' description, taken in connection with the(ilrawings, it is evident that when assembling' this button the femaleshank is projected through both of the buttons ot' the cuff on theoutside thereof7 and that the open end of the shank will readilv receivethe Lnjuid' if); and locking` members of the male shank so that when prol. erlv assembled the button will be looked in the button and the cutliswill l e held together. Bv disposing' the button at the angle indicated.they can conform to the contour of the cuit' and be much neater thanwhen disposed parallel as is the usual custom.

l claim:

The cuff button herein shown and described, consisting' of a femalemember carrying a button disposed at an incline to said member andconsisting' of a tubular socket havingl a notch therein. said tubularmember being of rectangular form with said notch in one edge thereof. amale member carrying' a button disposed at an incline to said button andha *ing a shank formed with out out of tapered form to provide aguiding` portion and a spring' arm, said arm bein;l duced to providesuitable elasticitv and formed with an enlargement on one edge andcontiguous to its reduced portion to enga the notch of the femalemember, said largement also forming' a inger engaging' means to releasethe male and female members.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

JAMES CLIFFORD THROOP.

